Donald George Snelgrove (21 April 1925 – 19 May 2016) was the

Suffragan Bishop of Hull The Bishop of Hull is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, England. The suffragan bishop, along with the Bishop of Selby and the Bishop of Whitby, assists the Archbishop of York in overseeing ...

from 1981 until 1994. He was educated at

Queens' College, Cambridge Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Queens' is one of the oldest colleges of the university, founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou. The college spans the River Cam, colloquially referred to as the "light s ...

. After

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service with the

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and a period of study at

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he embarked on an ecclesiastical career with

curacies A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy ...

at St Thomas

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and St Anselm,

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after which he was

Vicar A vicar (; Latin: ''vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pref ...

St John the Baptist's Church, Dronfield St John the Baptist’s Church, Dronfield is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Dronfield, Derbyshire. History The church dates from the late 13th century. It was altered in the mid 16th century, and had extensive repair ...

. Following this he was

Hessle Hessle () is a town, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, west of Kingston upon Hull city centre. Geographically it is part of a larger urban area consisting of the city of Kingston upon Hull, the town of ...

and then (his final appointment before elevation to the

episcopate A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

)

Archdeacon of the East Riding The Archdeacon of the East Riding is a senior ecclesiastical officer of an archdeaconry, or subdivision, of the Church of England Diocese of York in the Province of York. It is named for the East Riding of Yorkshire and consists of the eight rur ...

, a post he initially held whilst also serving as

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Cherry Burton Cherry Burton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is approximately north-west of the market town of Beverley, east of Market Weighton and south west of Driffield. The village lies on the eastern edge of ...

(1970–79). Snelgrove was

Bishop of Hull The Bishop of Hull is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, England. The suffragan bishop, along with the Bishop of Selby and the Bishop of Whitby, assists the Archbishop of York in overseeing t ...

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in the

Diocese of York The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers the city of York, the eastern part of North Yorkshire, and most of the East Riding of Yorkshire. The diocese is headed by the A ...

) from 1981 until his 1994 retirement. In retirement he continued to serve the

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as an

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within the

Diocese of Lincoln The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire. History The diocese traces its roots in an unbroken line to the Pre-Reformation Diocese of Leices ...

. Snelgrove died on 19 May 2016 at the age of 91.

References

1925 births 2016 deaths Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Archdeacons of the East Riding 20th-century Church of England bishops Bishops of Hull {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub